Toshikoshi Soba年越しそば

And of course, there's traditional soba noodles. These are eaten on New Year's Eve, for good luck. this is called Toshikoshi Soba年越しそば. Simple and delicious.

Ingredients:

• raw soba(buckwheat) noodles..........................10oz.
• mentsuyu(dashi broth)..........................................6 cups
• mirin(cooking sake)..................................................3 Tblsp.
• sugar................................................................................2tsp.
• nori(seaweed)
• katsuobushi(bonito fish flakes)

Directions:

1. Add salt to a large pot of water and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and add soba to pot and cook for a few minutes until tender. Drain noodles.
3. Combine dashi, mirin, and sugar in a seperate saucepan and heat on medium heat. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Serve soba noodles in bowls and add broth. Sprinkle crumpled nori and katsuobushi on top.